University Program
University Teaching Modules
Today, engineers with AspenTech software skills are in unprecedented demand by the world's best companies in the process industries. Our University Program offers professors and universities the tools, training and software they need to teach with the worlds' most popular and most demanded simulation tools.
And now it's faster and easier to give your students the practical experience required and expected by top companies. Working with a number of universities we've developed University Teaching Modules to help you build your Chemical Engineering course materials and curriculum.
Aspen Plus Teaching Modules
Physical Properties - Show how to use physical properties for process simulation
The accuracy of physical property data is a pre-requisite for process design, simulation, troubleshooting and optimization. Included in this module are step by step examples on how to access the vast amount of physical data in Aspen Plus, how to create new molecules and estimate their properties, and how to use physical properties for process design.
Thermodynamics / Flash Modeling - Show thermodynamics and flash modeling
Physical properties and thermodynamics are essential to chemical engineering simulation. Included in this module are step by step examples on how to use simulation for steam table, equation of state, and flash calculations.
Reactors - Teach how to model reactors
Modeling reactors provides the basis for how chemical reaction and kinetics affect the process. Included in this module are step examples on how to use simulation for plug flow reactors, continuously stirred tank reactors (CSTR), and batch reactors.
Design - Demo the essentials of process design
Process design simulation allows the engineer to explore and evaluate alternatives to select the optimal process design to meet requirements. Included in this module are a set of step wise iterations to produce a basic process design.
Distillation - Teach how to model shortcut and rigorous distillaion columns
Process simulation allows users to test the feasibility of different separations, and compare and optimze designs. Included in this module are instructions on how to simulate distillation columns using shortcut design calculations (DSTWU model), and a more rigorous multistage distillation model (RadFrac).
Dynamics - Show how to convert a steady-state simulation to a dynamic simulation
Dynamic simulation allows users to investigate how fluctuations influence the performance of the overall process - crucial to process control. Included in this module are steps to convert a steady state simulation to a dynamic simulation, and how to create parameter fluctuations and observe the dynamic effects.
Material and Energy Balance - Teach material and energy balances across a process flowsheet
Heat and material balances can help solve stream compositions and state variables (T, P, etc.). Process simulation can be utilized to solve complex problems, such as a process flowsheet. This module includes instructions on how to use Aspen Plus to simulate a simplified chemical process.
